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capacity

[kuh-pas-i-tee] / kəˈpæs ɪ ti /




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"In our study, pesticides began to accumulate in queens over time, suggesting that worker filtration capacity can be overwhelmed," Encerrado-Manriquez said.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

And they had the capacity to do it.

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

Even as propaganda, it was pretty dumb — never discounting for currency fluctuation, alternative sourcing or domestic capacity increases, to name a few counterindicators.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

A Homeland Security spokesperson previously told The Times that it’s crucial for ICE to own detention centers on the West Coast so the agency can maintain the detention capacity it needs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Physiologically, there has been no significant improvement in our tool-making capacity over the last 30,000 years.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

"It really upends a theory that says that symbolic rule induction is not possible without linguistic capacities," says Kean.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

This tournament features more matches than ever before, and North American stadiums have enormous capacities to accommodate even more fans, naturally upping the consumption of this World Cup.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

For others, including retired state employees speaking in their individual capacities, the planned operation is long overdue.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

As such, the law says, Hawaii “possesses plenary authority to determine the powers and capacities of the artificial persons it creates.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Wemmick replied, “I don’t know her story,—that is, I don’t know all of it. But what I do know I’ll tell you. We are in our private and personal capacities, of course.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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